Christy Fire Protection District

05/20/2026

Shortly before 2am, we were made aware of a possible fire in the Marion May building (vacant and being demolished). It did not take long for that “possible” fire to turn into a major incident.

With a fast response from your Christy Firemen, along with many other area departments, we were able to contain the fire without any major damage to surrounding homes. Our last personnel cleared the scene at 10:11am.

Our team consisted of Bridgeport, Lawrence-Allison, Denison, Oblong, Wade, Olney, Claremont, Noble-Wakefield, Bellmont, West Salem, and Allendale Fire Departments, along with Lawrence County Ambulance Service. Their manpower and water shuttles kept us going throughout the incident.

We would also like to thank Ameren for working alongside us through the night, the Bridgeport and Sumner City Water Departments, and Wabash Valley Service Company for delivering fuel this morning to keep everyone running.

05/20/2026

Christy Ave on the North side of the railroad tracks is shut down. You will need to use Walnut to cross.

Also Ameren has informed us that their high transmission lines have been damaged. We are looking at an extended power outage, possibly all day.

Please avoid the area as we are working to resolve this situation.

05/20/2026

We are currently fighting a large structure fire on the 100 block of Christy Ave.
Sumner is currently out of power and we are fighting to maintain a water supply.

Please avoid the area!

05/19/2026

Last night we were invited to train with Lawrence-Allison Fire in their “burn can” along with Bridgeport Fire.
From getting newer guys familiar with live fire environments to the vets working on our command structure, there is always learning to be done.

Here is a glimpse of what we get to do!

Thank you to all of those who participated, Huge thank you to Vincennes Township and Cheif Tim Smith for their support tonight! Thank you to Bridgeport and C...

05/18/2026

If you’ve looked outside or checked the extended forecast, you already know we have some nasty weather moving into our area. We are currently under another Severe Thunderstorm Warning, and with it being springtime in the Midwest, the weather is a little bipolar this time of year.

Please make sure your severe weather plan is ready to be implemented if needed. Have multiple ways to receive warnings, know where you will take shelter, and keep tuned into local radio and TV stations for updates.

We do our best to stay up to date with weather events, and the Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency page is also a great resource for local weather information and emergency updates.

05/18/2026

Congratulations to our two Red Hill High School graduates, Kolb and Willis! Wherever life takes you your Christy Fire family will always be here to provide a helping hand or lend some sound advice.

05/17/2026

You’re working your full-time job, doing laundry, playing with your children, or sound asleep. Then the tones drop, and firefighters answer the call.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a paid professional or a volunteer, the job still has to be done.
In the coming days, we will learn what went wrong so we can become better for the future, and so Firefighter Andrew Cross never fades into obscurity.
Rest easy, Brother. We’ve got it from here.

05/16/2026

🚨 Be weather wise for the next few hours.
We have severe weather moving into our area.
While we don’t anticipate any tornadoes, you need to be ready to implement your severe weather action plan! 🚨

05/13/2026

The trucks are all cleaned and put to bed for the night (hopefully).

We cannot express how appreciative we are for everyone’s assistance today. From manpower, water shuttle, and rehab, to the departments that stood by at our station and provided Lawrence County with additional coverage… great job!

The MABAS system worked exactly as intended today, with eight departments providing assistance. This marked the first time the MABAS 70 Division has pulled a box alarm 🚨

Dennison
Bridgeport
Lawrence-Allison
Claremont-Bompus
Olney
West Salem
Noble-Wakefield
Oblong

And Lawrence County Ambulance did an excellent job overseeing firefighter rehab and making sure our crews were good to keep fighting.

This was also the first time we have flown our aerial on a call… and it did not disappoint!

05/12/2026

This is a list of the top 10 states tornado counts as of 2:30 PM CDT Monday May 11. The preliminary data was obtained from the quality controlled tornado tracks in the Damage Assessment Toolkit. The data are subject to change as additional analysis is completed on any tornadoes in the DAT database.

05/10/2026

With permission from the family, we’d like to share a little story.

A few weeks ago, we were called to Lawrenceville to assist with a working structure fire. While we were working inside the home, we entered a room full of race memorabilia, and Capt. Barkley White had an idea. After the fire, the family was approached and we offered to pay for their way to the races.

While it does not make up for losing their home, it does provide a night of fun and a break from the stress.

So tonight at Red Hill Raceway, we honored that and provided them with money to cover their pit passes and some snacks.

We love each other, we have our neighbors’ backs, and we stand together in times of need… it’s the American way.
Pictured are your LA & Christy Crew members who are covering tonight’s races at Red Hill Raceway.